Model Citizenship

I had lunch on Andrew Jackson today - thanks to our next model citizen …When I left the house this morning for work, I had all of 2 bucks in my wallet. Hardly enough for coffee, and definitely not enough for a Friday lunch! It looked like I was going to be dining with plastic…just then, I get a call from my girlfriend - she was heading out of town and asked if I had left already (I drove her car into work). Turns out she had a $20 bill in the center console of her car that she intended to take with her. Since I was already a few miles from the house, she gave me clearance to proceed and even suggested I use the $20 for lunch (she’s good like that).

When I got to work, I took the $20 out of the center console and put it in my pocket. I walked to my building, went up the stairs, badged in, opened the door and went to my desk.

I had a lot of work to do today, so I got right to it, donning my Vision M so as not to be distracted. A few minutes after I sat down, “Model” Mike came walking through the aisle waving something above his head. Since I was acoustically engaged by Matisyahu, I couldn’t make out what Mike was saying. Then, it came to me…

I quickly checked my pocket for the 20-spot and found it was indeed missing!!! I immediately dropped the tunes, stood up and flagged Mike down. Without hesitation, I asked him if it was a $20 bill he was waving around. It was! He said he found it on the steps by the door to the building - seems when I pulled my security badge out of my pocket, old Andrew Jackson decided to go for a walk…

After asking him about the $20, Mike - without hesitation - gave the $20 back to me…

So, Mike found old Mr. Jackson on the steps and then proceeded to walk through the aisles asking if anyone had dropped him!!!! Because of Mike’s model actions, Jackson still paid for my lunch!

Thanks Mike!

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So - I want to start this entry with a simple definition from dictionary.com :

big·ot [big-uht] –(n) a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion.

Well, with the proper definition established, let’s explore a recent comment made by “Civil” rights activist Al Sharpton. While out debating what he has no business debating (politics), Al Sharpton denounced Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s spiritual faith with the following comment:

“As for the one Mormon running for office, those that really believe in God will defeat him anyway, so don’t worry about that. That’s a temporary situation.” (Check the CNN Story)

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Our day-to-day lives are full of tasks that we know we should do - we need to do - yet, we let these things slip on by for no apparently good reason - often resulting in some lop-sided consequence. There are plenty of examples of this:

• Ignoring your alarm in the morning for one extra snooze session resulting in an extra 45 minutes in traffic
• The $35 late fee on the $10 credit card bill you paid a day late
• The $10 stock you hesitate to buy that rockets to $50

Oh yes, there are plenty of examples that invoke that churning feeling in your stomach - the anger that is just as much your fault as it is justified…Yet, there is one oversite that screams “IN YOUR FACE” a little more than the rest of them:

The overcharges associated with using more minutes than your cell phone agreement allows!

Oh yes - make no mistake - these charges are the worst of them all - there are no simple penalties like 10 or 20% of your monthly bill. No-no, these charges often result in a payment 2 to 3 times more than your standard monthly bill.

So why are we talking about this in the context of model citizenship, you ask? Well there is now technology to help you with this issue - an application that runs on your computer and alerts you when you are getting precariously close to going over your allotted minutes.

So do yoreself a favor, even the field a bit and exert a little contol over your cell service provider! You can find all the details on this service at watchmycell.com . If you are skeptical, Curt the Cyberguy with KTLA News ran a story on the service.

Here’s the best part of the deal: It’s free!!!! No Jack, no Clams, no Moolah, no Dough!!!! We have a concerned citizen that is giving away the means to control what you thought couldn’t be controlled - Your cellphone bill!!! The only thing they are looking for is a simple thank-you!

Now that’s Model Citizenship!!!

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Now, that’s model citizenship! Way to go M&Ms!!!!

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